55.1% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Lake · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Lake
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 33% of adults in South Lake hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While more people here have finished high school than in most similar areas, the overall level of higher education remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 55.1%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Lake, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 18.0% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
18.0% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In South Lake, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 20.5%, followed by management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South Lake has 20 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 502 students.
1.92
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
502
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Lake
20 schools — 10,035 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 280 | 979 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 566 | 944 |
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 37 | 1,007 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 378 | 1,031 |
| Mater Christi Catholic Primary School, Yangebup | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 609 | 1,070 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 322 | 989 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 561 | 1,091 |
| Beeliar Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 515 | 1,023 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Jandakot Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 539 | 1,050 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 58 | 961 |
| Success Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 582 | 1,048 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Atwell Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 505 | 1,047 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 433 | 1,126 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51377/south-lake/topic/education